A fraudster who scammed a blind man out of £185,000 has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison. Mark Stanner, 42, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, used a call …
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Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria Three men have been imprisoned for stealing over £50,000 from vulnerable and often elderly victims through fraudulent schemes. Adam Rankin, 32, from …
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A man has been charged with “fraud by abuse of position” while serving as treasurer for a Freemasons lodge. Raymond Godby, 73, of Station Road, Abbots Ripton, appeared at Cambridge …
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Deepak Gupta Arrested in BharatPe Funds Misappropriation Case
by Ananya MehtaThe Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police has arrested Deepak Gupta, a relative of BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover, in a case involving the misappropriation of company funds. Deputy …
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A man has been sentenced for defrauding his employer of £81,000, which he used to help cover a house deposit and a car loan. Muhammad Shafiq, 33, previously held a …
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Clara Bullock BBC News, Bristol Nikola Penevski, the deputy manager of Rosedale House Care Home in Bristol, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for defrauding an elderly resident …
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Taswar Shahid Arrested in FBR’s Major Sales Tax Fraud Crackdown
In a major operation against sales tax fraud, the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) Intelligence and Investigative Department arrested five suspects allegedly involved in a scam that cost the national …
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James Davies: Employee Jailed for Stealing £90,000 from Clients
ByConor Gogarty A “thoroughly dishonest” employee, James Davies, stole over £90,000 from customers to fund his gambling addiction while working for Cardiff-based financial services firm Anna Money. The 37-year-old was …
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Abiodun Sanusi, Damilola Aina The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested over 200 suspects linked to foreign exchange scams and financial market manipulation. Sources familiar with the situation, …
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Isiah Okere Pleads Guilty to Major Internet Fraud Scheme
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 42-year-old Nigerian man, Isiah Okere, has pleaded guilty to charges of internet fraud, defrauding over 15 Americans and organizations of more than $1 million. Okere appeared …